Posted: Mar 08, 2011 6:47 pm
My wife got up above 30 stone (410+ lbs/ 186 kg) while she was pregnant, so I look at this with more than a little interest. Thanks to all for the good discussion and reference material. 
As an aside her weight gain had a very interesting psychological basis. Now that the problem is somewhat mitigated she has lost 80lbs in 6 months (close to 20% of her body weight)! It was so effortless on her part she had to be convinced by friends and family that she was losing weight. She thought the saggy skin meant she was gaining, and couldn't understand why her pants had gotten so big. . .
As an aside her weight gain had a very interesting psychological basis. Now that the problem is somewhat mitigated she has lost 80lbs in 6 months (close to 20% of her body weight)! It was so effortless on her part she had to be convinced by friends and family that she was losing weight. She thought the saggy skin meant she was gaining, and couldn't understand why her pants had gotten so big. . .